You know, every now and thenWe think you might like to hear something from usNice and easy but there's just one thing you seeWe never ever do nothing nice and easyWe always like to do things a little roughSo we're gonna take the beginning of this song and do it easyThen we're gonna do the finish, we do it rough'Cause thats the way we do 'Proud Mary'And we're rolling on the riverListen to the story nowLeft a good job in the cityWorking for the man every night and dayAnd I never lost one minute of sleepingWorrying 'bout the way that things might have beenBig wheels keep on turningOh, the proud Mary keep on burningAnd we're rolling, rolling, yeahRolling on the riverSay, we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverLeft a good job in the cityWorking for the man every night and dayAnd I never lost one minute of sleepingWorrying 'bout the way that things might have beenBig wheel keep on turningOh, proud Mary keep on burningAnd we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverSay we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverIf you come down to the riverI bet you gonna find some people who liveYou don't have to worry if you got no moneyThe people on the river are happy to giveOh, big wheel keep on turningOh, the proud Mary keep on burningAnd we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverSay, we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverCleaned a lot of plates down in MemphisPumped a lot of pain down in New OrleansBut I never saw the good side of the cityUntil I hitched a ride on the riverboat queenOh, big wheel keep on turningOh, the proud Mary keep on burningAnd we're rolling, rollingRolling on the riverSay, we're rolling, rollingRolling on the river